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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 23, 1921
Page
3
Holiday time brings new dressy footwear options for the family. Samples include Kid Derby Shoes, patent and Cuban heel court shoes, patent oxfords, children’s one bar shoes, men’s glace kid derby boots, and leather lined models. Free a complete Nugget Polishing Outfit with cash purchases of £1 or more from December 12 to Christmas Eve. Opposite Station.
A vintage advertisement encourages gifting Dad with a choice of men’s wear and accessories. Hats, caps, braces, ties, collars, shirts, handkerchiefs, socks, pyjamas, sports goods, gloves, mufflers, scarves and more are offered in club colors. Also promoted are gifts suitable for an older brother and a younger brother.
John Ore and Co. promotes Triumph label Pure Ceylon Indian and China Teas for direct importers. The Ashburton firm states Triumph Tea is cheaper than ordinary packet teas and guarantees quality, targeting men’s and boys’ outfitters on Burnett Street.
A new telephonic pole was installed at Library Corner Mayfield in a Tuesday morning ceremony led by Foreman Berry. Students and residents witnessed the ironbark 32ft pole with 16 arms weighed about 15 cwt and sunk 8ft into the ground. A jar containing school names and a copy of the Press was sealed in the totara block near the post.
December 21 meeting attended by W McKeage chair, Hy, Wills, W Jewell with Brown absent. Topics included repeal of certain Counties Act clauses for hospital grants, River Rangitata control discussion, valuation department cancellation, verandah permit granted, motor access transfer noting J Hunter to W Armstong, overdue rates handling, road cock food cut advertisement approved, accounts of £51 4d paid.
John Orrand Co. and Manning Co. advertise a wide range of hardware items from English and Colonial leathers to miner ranges and stoves. The notices promote jointing cement for piping and claim expansion contraction without leakage.
Dowler Rakaia offers repairs to reaper canvasses and new aprons on short notice. Take 1922 stack covers now to avoid last minute rush. Other harness and cover repairs as usual with best materials and workmanship guaranteed.
In a year end report Minister for Agriculture W Nosworthy notes dramatic changes in flocks and herds. Sheep numbers fell by about two million over three years while dairy cattle rose, boosting dairy expansion and pressuring sheep country. Breeding ewes rose in 1923, aiding future stock levels, and pigs show an upward trend after years of decline. The report links over exportation and postwar meat trade to livestock movement.
An ad touts Chamberlain’s Tablets as a gentle laxative that does not alarm users with its action. It claims to improve appetite strengthen digestion and improve appearance and well being. Available from chemists and storekeepers.
T O Gray builder and contractor of Lyndhurst offers household drainage septic tank installations and waste disposal with free estimates. Licensed by Ashburton County Council. Also advertises Swedish separators and related plumbing goods from Manning Co Christchurch with brief product notes.
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